zero hour

Noun

The time at which a planned operation, typically a military one, is set to begin.

ریشه

From the English words 'zero' and 'hour'. 'Zero' comes from Italian 'zero', from Venetian 'zero', from Latin 'zephirum', from Arabic 'sifr'. 'Hour' comes from Old French 'oure', from Latin 'hora', from Greek 'hōra'.

مثال

• Zero hour for the mission is 0600 hours.
• The soldiers waited nervously for zero hour.
• Zero hour was postponed due to bad weather.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Reach zero hour Set zero hour Postpone zero hour Wait for zero hour Approach zero hour